Carnival Cancelled After Horrific Murder/Suicide

"ALMERIA, SPAIN - The 36-year-old woman found dead in Almería yesterday hacked her own mother to death with an axe, then suffocated her four-year-old daughter before hanging herself in her home, according to information released by the mayor of Sorbas, José Fernández, who has declared three days of mourning in the town and has cancelled the carnival.

"In a statement released today, Fernández confirmed that the alleged perpetrator of the double atrocity, Marina G., of Belgian origin, had been officially resident in the town since 2002, and had been in a stable relationship with a local man, although they had stopped living together a few months ago.

"According to the mayor, `there was no evidence of any previous violence` in the family, so no-one was expecting anything like this to happen.

"The Town Hall has declared three days of official mourning and the carnival celebrations have been cancelled as a mark of respect for the victims of a crime that has shaken this small town, which lies about 100km away from the provincial capital.

"The alleged murderer's father-in-law, a former town hall employee who retired a month ago, had to be taken to the health centre yesterday afternoon to be sedated and the family of the suffocated four-year-old's father are said to be `devastated`.

"Fernández also confirmed that the alleged murderer had been at the Town Hall on Friday asking about how `to get herself taken off the electoral register` but nobody could have possibly suspected what was to come in this sleepy village."

From thinkspain.com...

Dog And Cat Survive Murder/Suicide

"San Fulgencio, Spain - A British millionaire blasted his wife to death at their £815,000 Spanish mansion then turned the shotgun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide, police said.

"David Rouse, 70, shot wife Heather in the head as she slept in the home they shared on the Costa Blanca.

"He left water and food for the couple's pet dog and cat, placed his identification on a table and left the front door open before taking his own life, police said.

"Officers found the bodies last night after a friend of the couple raised the alarm.
Mr Rouse and his wife, who was in her mid-50s, had only recently booked a luxury cruise holiday and friends said they were baffled by their deaths."

From The Daily Mail...

Suicidal Jumper Kills Pedestrian

"Barcelona, Spain - A pedestrian was killed when a suicidal woman jumped from her eighth-floor balcony and landed on top of him in north-eastern Spain, the newspaper El Punt reported Wednesday. The woman, who had jumped down from a height of 25 metres, was killed outright. It happened in Viladecans, near Barcelona, on Monday.

"The pedestrian, who was a Ukrainian national, died at hospital. A woman who was accompanying him escaped unhurt."

Source: EarthTimes...

Gay Caballeros Muertos

"Adra, Spain - A Moroccan man has allegedly killed his ex-husband in Almería, before committing suicide himself.

"The victim, a 34-year-old Spaniard, was knifed in the neck in the doorway to his own home in calle Natalio Rivas in Adra.

"The alleged killer, his ex-husband, was found dead three hours later, at 6pm, by the Guardia Civil on waste ground near Adra.

"Although the investigation is in its early stages, it is believed that the couple's break-up two months ago could have been a motive for the murder.

"This is the first known case of marital murder within a homosexual couple since gay marriage was legalised in Spain in April 2005."

From ThinkSpain...